Carrier.



P. K. MUSSELMAN.

CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.11, 1913 1 ,084,95 1 Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.11, 1913.

1,084,951 Patented Jan.20,1914.

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CARRIER.

Specification of Letters fefnt.

Afiliiiitafion 11'1iiMarch- 11-, 1913.

Patented-Jan. 20, 1914. Serial No. 753,487.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PHILIP K. MUSSEL- MAN, acitizen of 'the United States; residing at Dublin in the county of BueksMid State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in carriers the object of theinvention being tb provide a carrier which isdesigned especially forcarrying manure from a barn and dumping the same automatically whenlit-he carrier're'aches a predetermined point.

A further object is to provide an impre'ved support for the cable uponwhich the carrier runs, said support secured to the barn and adapted tobe raised and' lowered so as to raise and lower the cable; so that thelatter may be positioned out of the Way when not in use;

A further object is to provide an improved cairier which is of extremelysimple construction, strong'an'd durable inuse.

With these andiother objects in View, the invention consists in certainnovelfeatures of construction and eombinaiiiohs and a1 rangements' ofaints as Wili be more fully hereinafite'r' described and pointed out ini-he claims.

In the accompanying arwwin e: Figure 1 is a view illustrating myimprovements in connection with a barn: Fig. 2" is an enlhi'geiiiview inside elevittfidii of the cashier. Fig. 3 is an end view at carrier. Fig.4 is a view partly in lofigitmdinal' section and partly in elevation iustr'aeing the means for operating the reeepteele hoidinglatch pin. Fig.5 is aview in sect-ion on an enlarged scale through one 61? the cafrie'rsupporting brackets Fig. 6 is :1 lan view on an enlarged scaleillustrating t e cable sup porting device; and Fig; 7 is a View in elevation showing the device in" position on a barn and its supportingmeans; 7 I

1 represents an ordinal? barn through the door 2 of which my improvedcarrier, 3 is adapted; to run upon a cable 4 and carry manure from thebarn to any suitable dumping point indicated at 8i, and means shown at.7* are provided to wise and lower the cable 4; and compel the car to runby gritvity in both diii'ec'tions.

The carrier 3 comprises an p'pentop receptacle 4 having tiunn'ions 5 atit's ends mounted to turn in hais 6 and 7 respectively the formerpreferabiy flat as indicated, an

the latter cylindrical to. embody the 1na*Xi mum of strength. J-Thesebars- 6 and 7 at their upper ends are secuied to at horizontal bar 8,the latter being strengfhened intenmediafeits ends by a truss 9 Rods l0connect the bars 8 with the bane 6 and 7 and are rengthened by struts 11between their ends. The truss 9 above referred to is also providedcent-rally With a strut 11 and hence at this central point, the maximumof strength is h'iid The 'eeep't-aele 4, 526 ofi'e' enu is proifikie'flwith a hei iiontzi l en ved plate 1 2, which latter has an 0 ening'"1'3' therein to feceive a. latch pin' 1' j. The lzitc'h pin 14 extendsfliiough an (spelling 15' in the bar a, and through aii opening" 17 in ast'r'i'p1-8 seeur'eti to b'af 6.

A c'oiled sli'ling' 16 is positioned around pin Mia-11d" beai's at oneend against the bar 6; The other end (if this s ring been against atcfofi pin 14 9 in lateh pin 14 so as to prssthe la'fieli pin into theopening 13 in pl'ate 1'2 and held fih'e receptacle" ageinsc tiltingmovement.

The rece tacle is ever-hemmed slightly at one side, so that when thelatch pin is withdrawn; it will-*faii of its ewn Wei htto dumpns-indieaeed in dot-fed lines in ig. 3. The outer end (if lawn in 14-has a t'ihiisvels'e jeurfiel 20 on" which renere 21 are muuneed'totiirn;

A wedge blew-2'2" is secured to a sliding her 23; and is pfb'vided witha lengifiidina-l 81oz 24 to receive the pin 14 yet resent the beveled oiinclined 'suifabe (if the block to therollei-s 21-, so that when thebleck 22 is moved downwardly, it Will d'r'aw the latch pin out of enagement with stri 12. The uppet end of in! 2'3-is bent at rlglit anglesforming w t'6ngi1e25: A vertieai r'dd 26 having a screwthreaded lowerend is serewed fihfoilgha tli'i eetd'eii opening-iii the wages ea erconnect the io'd and' the hinges, and= z: nut 2? is'screwed oiit'ii thelbwee end of the fo d tii hoiiithe latteil'hsf, ind'e mevemenc; The red:1 2 projects a reign we a; and is vidawim a, dark} pim'oe 2801i its uper and. A cdiled spring 29' is-positioned' atrotind fed as betweebine-endplew 28; and hams the rdfi' and'the "ms witlfwhi'cli if iscoiineet'ed tliei'r'hig "est ositive.

A 30 is located a't a1 suitabie paint on sable 4*, point, the cam 30operates to depre p'litiie and when the career reaches tliis' 28 andcause the latch pin to be withdrawn as will be readily understood. I maypro- 'vide various forms'of cam 30, but the one 32 each comprise asingle bar which is bent between its ends formin a relatively long arm35, anda relative y short arm 36. Through thelong arm 35, a journal bolt37 is projected, and secured: in place by a nut 38. A grooved wheel 39is'mounted upon the journal bolt 37 and is adapted to run on the cable 4To prevent the wheel from jumping off the cable, a guard 40 is providedand comprises a section of wire which is bent as indicated clearly inFig. 5 forming a journal 41 extending through openings in the arms 35and 36 respectively, and at one end bent up beside the pulley as clearlyshown. The opposite end of-the journal 41 has a crank arm 42 thereonwhich is connected by a coiled spring 43 with a fixed pin 44 on arm 35,so that the guard 40 is normally maintained'in a. vertical position, yetit may swing out of the way to allow the device to pass a cable support.

In Figs. 6 and 7, I illustrate on an enlarged scale, my improved cablesupport 45 which permits the cable to pass through the door 2 of thebarn, and then in any desired direction without bending the cable at anangle. The support 45 comprises a frame consisting of a. plurality ofradially positioned bars 46 connected by transverse bars,

47. The central bar of the frame is longer than the others, and isconnected by a suitable hinge connection 48 with the barn, so that thedevice may be raised and lowered. The outer ends of all of the bars 46are provided with cable clamps 49, so that the cable 4 is held therein,yet the'wheels 39 are permitted to pass over the clamps, because thelatter are of thin sheet metal and would not derail the device. Thissupport, when in normal position, lies in front of the door as.indicated in Figs. 1 and 7. To support itin this position and elevate-the same out of the way when not in use, I provide an adjustable hangeras shown most clearly in Fig. 7. This hanger comprises two bars 50 and51 which are connected by straps 52, so that they slide one beside theother. A cam I. lever 53 is connected to bar 51, and is connected bylinks 54 with the bar 50. The upper end of bar 51 is secured to a fixedsupport 55, so that when the lever 53 is raised and lowered, the support45 will be raised and lowered. When raised, it will hold the cable outof. the door-way, so that the door may be shut.

With my improvements, the receptacle may be loaded within the barn, andthen caused to run by gravity to the point of dump where the latch pin14 will be withdrawn through the medium of the mechanism abovedescribed, and the receptacle automatically dump. The car may be alsoreturned by gravity as will be readily understood, and while I haveindicateda simple device for causing the cableto incline in bothdirections, it is to be under stood that the invention is not limited inthis particular.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangementof parts described Without departing from my .invention, and hence I donot limit myself to theprecise details set forth, but consider myself atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the.spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A carrier of the character described,

comprising a frame, wheels supporting the frame, a receptacle having.trunnions atits ends supported in said frame, a plate secured toone endof the receptacle and inclining at both ends toward the ends of thereceptacle, said plate having an opening therein, a spring-pressed latchpin on the frame normally projecting into said opening and holding thereceptacle in an upright position, a cross pin connected to the latchpin, a vertically movable wedge blockengaging between the frame and saidcross pin, and means for moving the wedge in a direction to move thelatch pin out of the opening in the plate, substantially as described.

2. A carrier of the character described, comprising a frame, wheelssupporting the frame, a receptacle having trunnions at its endssupported in said frame, a plate secured to one end of the receptacleand inclining at both ends toward the'ends of the receptacle, said platehaving an opening therein, a spring-pressed latch pin on the framenormally projecting into said opening and holding the receptacle in anupright position, a cross pin connected to the latch pin, rollers onsaid cross pin, a vertically movable wedge having a slot thereinstraddling the latch pin and positioned between the rollers and theframe, and means for moving said wedge, substantially as described.

3. A carrier of the character described, comprising a frame, wheelssuppprting the frame, a receptacle having trunni'ons at its endssupported in said frame, a plate secured to one end of the receptacleand inclining at both ends toward the ends of the receptacle, said platehaving an opening therein, a spring-pressed latch pin on the framenormally projecting into said opening and holding the receptacle'in anupright position, pin, a vertically movable wedge block engaging betweenthe frame and said cross pin, a spring exerting pressure on the wedge tonormally hold it out of operative engagement with the latch pin, and acam plate adapted to engage a fixed part, whereby the wedge is moved ina direction to release the latch pin from engagement with the plate,substantially as described.

4. A carrier of the character .described, comprising a frame, wheelssupporting the frame. a receptacle having trunnions at its endssupported in said frame, a plate secured to one end of the receptacleand inclining at both ends toward the ends of the receptacle, said platehaving an opening therein, a spring-pressed latch pin on the framenormally projecting into said opening and holding the receptacle in anupright position, a cross pin connected to the latch pin, rollers onsaid cross pin, a vertically movable wedge having a slot thereinstraddling the latch pin and positioned between the rollers and theframe, a spring exerting a cross pin connected to the latch 1 pin, and acam pressure on the wedge to normally hold it out of operativeengagement with the latch fixed part, whereby the wedge is moved in adirection to release the latch pin from engagement with the plate,substantially as described.

5. A carrier of the character described,

comprising a wheel supported frame, a receptacle pivotally mounted inthe frame, a curved plate secured to one end of the receptacle andhaving an opening therein, a spring-pressed latch pin in the framenormally positioned in said opening, a cross pin at the free end of thelatch pin, a slotted wedge block straddling the latch pin and engagingthe cross pin, and a spring-pressed cam plate connected with said wedgeand normally holding the same in inoperative position, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

PHILIP K. MUSSELMAN.

Witnesses J. C. LANDIS, S. \V. FOSTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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